A NEW HOPE?

REPRESENTATIONS OF GENDER CONFLICTS, FEMALE RESISTANCE, AND ANDROCENTRISM IN THE FILM STAR WARS EPISODE VIII: THE LAST JEDI

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https://doi.org/10.14244/2179-1465.RG.2025v16p471-494

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Star Wars, Female Representation, Androcentrism

Abstract

This article uses Content Analysis to investigate the representations of androcentrism and female resistance in Star Wars Episode VIII: The Last Jedi, from a gender perspective. The main objective was to analyze how these phenomena are portrayed, focusing on the interactions between male and female characters. The results indicated that the female characters challenge traditional gender conventions, highlighting feminist advancements. The analysis also revealed the maintenance of androcentric elements. It is concluded that the film, while contributing to gender representation, reproduces the contradictions inherent in feminist struggles, potentially serving to maintain patriarchal ideologies.

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Raphael Fernandes Brito, Universidade Federal do Norte do Tocantins (UFNT)

Bachelor's Degree in Law from Centro Universitário Tocantinense Presidente Antônio Carlos - UNITPAC (2020); chief organizer of institutional events focused on consumer rights, "The role of Procon in defending consumer rights (2017)" and "Consumer defense instruments: Actions of PROCON and OAB (2019)"; Lawyer registered with the OAB - TO under no. 11.312 (2022); Title and Document Analyst and Registrar of Legal Entities at the Notary of Protest, Civil Registry of Titles and Documents and Legal Entities of Araguaína - TO (2023 - 2024); Master's student in the Postgraduate Program in Culture and Territory Studies (PPGCULT) at Universidade Federal do Norte do Tocantins - UFNT (2024), Research member of the Center for Urban and Cultural Studies - NEUC/UFNT (2024), Organizer of the Participatory Magazine: Open Science in Magazine - ISSN 2675-326X (2025).

Renata Rauta Petarly, Universidade Federal do Norte do Tocantins (UFNT)

Professor at the Federal University of Northern Tocantins, in the Technology in Cooperative Management undergraduate course and the Postgraduate Program in Culture and Territory Studies. She holds a PhD in Regional Development from the Federal University of Tocantins. She has a Master's degree in Rural Extension from the Federal University of Viçosa and a Bachelor's degree in Cooperative Management, also from the Federal University of Viçosa. She previously worked as a Training and Monitoring Analyst at the National Service for Cooperative Learning in the state of Tocantins. In addition to working with rural extension and participatory methodologies, she also works as a consultant for community development projects and the organization of cooperative social structures. She conducts research with rural women and women in situations of social vulnerability.

Plábio Marcos Martins Desidério, Universidade Federal do Norte do Tocantins (UFNT)

PhD in Communication from the University of Brasília (2013). Master's in Sociology from the Federal University of Goiás (2004). Professor at the Federal University of Northern Tocantins, within the History Department. Professor in the Graduate Program in Culture and Territory Studies. Research member of NEUC (Center for Urban and Cultural Studies). He is a researcher in the field of communication and culture, working mainly on the following topics: sociology of communication, media, television, telenovelas, gender, popular culture, urban culture, social media, cinema, frontier cinema, and reception studies. He is also a cultural producer and filmmaker, producing documentaries on various local and regional topics. 

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2025-12-24

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FERNANDES BRITO, Raphael; RAUTA PETARLY, Renata; MARTINS DESIDÉRIO, Plábio Marcos. A NEW HOPE? REPRESENTATIONS OF GENDER CONFLICTS, FEMALE RESISTANCE, AND ANDROCENTRISM IN THE FILM STAR WARS EPISODE VIII: THE LAST JEDI. Revista GEMInIS, [S. l.], v. 16, p. 471–494, 2025. DOI: 10.14244/2179-1465.RG.2025v16p471-494. Disponível em: https://www.revistageminis.ufscar.br/index.php/geminis/article/view/900. Acesso em: 25 dec. 2025.

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